{"id":4088,"date":"2021-01-28T17:21:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T22:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/?page_id=4088"},"modified":"2024-04-23T14:52:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T18:52:31","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Members"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Shawn Ahmed <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:\u00a0<\/strong>216 Fordham Hall, CB 3280 |\u00a0Phone:\u00a0<\/strong>919-843-4780 |\u00a0Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: The structure, function and evolution of genomes.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Neil\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Neil Alexis <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> US EPA Human Studies Facility |<\/strong> Phone:<\/strong> (919) 966-1515 |\u00a0Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Examining underlying mechanisms of lung disease, specifically examining innate immune responses and inflammatory processes in the airways. Also, examining these responses and processes in the context of how inhaled environmental irritants\/toxicants produce detrimental effects in the cardiopulmonary system in susceptible populations.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Antonio\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Antonio Baines <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 2253 Mary M. Townes Science Building - NCCU | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 530-6542 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Validate novel molecular targets (ex. oncogenic PIM kinases) for potential therapeutic intervention in pancreatic cancer and other cancers as well as test novel kinase inhibitors in combination with chemotherapy to combat drug resistance.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Erin\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Erin Baker <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> Caudill Laboratories 017 | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 445-1189 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: How the Environment Affects Human Health, Molecular Biomarkers, Analytical Separations, High Throughput Screening, Mass Spectrometry, and Ion Mobility Spectrometry.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Bevin\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Bevin Blake <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> N\/A | Phone:<\/strong> N\/A | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Developmental and reproductive toxicology, developmental origins of disease, placental toxicology, PFAS toxicology, and human health risk assessment.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Kim Brouwer <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 100 L Beard Hall | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 962-7030 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Hepatobiliary xenobiotic disposition, hepatotoxicity and pharmacokinetics.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Brian\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Brian Chorley <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> Environmental Protection Agency - RTP | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 541-2329 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Cell Biology, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Systems Biology, Toxicology.<\/p>\n

Currently not taking student rotations.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Leon\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Leon Coleman Jr. <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 1007C Thurston Bowles Building | Phone:<\/strong> 919-966-0501 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Immune contributions to disease, extracellular vesicles, neurotoxicology, trauma.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Elizabeth\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Elizabeth Corteselli <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> UNC Department of Pediatrics, 260 MacNider Hall | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 966-1505 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Adverse respiratory effects caused by oxidative stress using innovative experimental models and state-of-the-art techniques.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Camille\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Camille Ehre <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office: <\/strong>450 MacNider Hall,<\/strong> CB 7217 | Phone: 919-966-1055<\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: The biochemical and biophysical properties of mucus which are affected in various airway diseases such as asthma, cystic fibrosis (CF), and primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD).<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Hisham El-Masri <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> Environmental Protection Agency - RTP | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 541-1302 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Computational Toxicology, Quantitative Adverse Outcome Pathway Models, Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic\/Pharmacodynamic Modeling, Mixtures Toxicology.<\/p>\n

Currently not taking student rotations.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Aimen\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Aimen Farraj <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> Environmental Protection Agency - RTP | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 541-5027 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Mechanisms of health effects of environmental pollution on cardiopulmonary function, animal models of cardiovascular diseases, targeted and high throughput technology.<\/p>\n

Currently not taking student rotations.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Kelly Ferguson <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> National Institute of Environmental Science - RTP | Phone:<\/strong> (984) 287-3700 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: The relationship between environmental exposures in pregnancy and their associations with adverse birth outcomes as well as long-term sequelae in the mother and child. Using advanced molecular epidemiologic and statistical methods, I work to identify important contributors to the diseases of pregnancy and implement preventions to improve maternal and child health.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Stephen\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Stephen Ferguson <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> National Institute of Environmental Health Science - RTP | Phone:<\/strong> (984) 287-3128 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: New approach method (NAM) development and qualification for translational toxicology research.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Michael\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Michael Fessler <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> D240 Rall Building | Phone:<\/strong> (984) 287-4081 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Mechanisms of induction and regulation of the innate immune response, with a focus on Toll like Receptors (TLRs).<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Rebecca\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Rebecca Fry <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 166A Rosenau Hall | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 843-6864 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Toxicogenomic and systems biology approaches to understanding the mechanisms of metal-induced disease and the basis for inter-individual disease susceptibility.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Terry Furey <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office: <\/strong>5046 Genetic Medicine Building\u00a0|\u00a0Phone: (<\/strong>919) 966-7033 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: chromatin and gene regulation, complex traits, inflammatory bowel disease, toxicogenomics, computational biology, single-cell genomics.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Stephen Gavett <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0919-541-2555 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Health effects of air pollution: Physical and chemical characterization of particulate matter, fibers, and other ambient air pollutants and their effects on the respiratory system.<\/p>\n

Currently not taking student rotations.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Avram Gold <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 157 Rosenau Hall | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 966-7304 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Chemistry of protein and DNA adducts.<\/p>\n

Currently not taking student rotations.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Jean\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Jean Harry <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - RTP | Phone:<\/strong> (984) 287-4183 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Role of microglia in immune-mediated responses in brain development, repair, aging and disease.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Mehdi\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Mehdi Hazari <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> United States Environmental Protection Agency - RTP | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 541-4588 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Neurophysiological mechanisms mediating cardiopulmonary dysfunction due to air pollution exposure.<\/p>\n

Currently not taking student rotations.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"David\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n David Herr <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> US Environmental Protection Agency | Phone:<\/strong> 919-541-0380 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Neurotoxicology, Neurophysiology, Behavior, In Vitro \u2013 In Vivo Extrapolation, Developmental Neurotoxicity, Adverse Outcome Pathways, Mixtures.<\/p>\n

Currently not taking student rotations.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Erin\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Erin Hines <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> US Environmental Protection Agency | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 541-4204 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Epidemiology, Laboratory Animal work, Molecular Biology, Cell Culture, Federal Policy on Air Quality and Drinking Water. Strong research professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused in Physiology, LSUHSC. Experience in developmental and reproductive toxicology work or DART with laboratory animals, epidemiologic studies, as well as in support of US EPA Clean Air and Clean Water policy decisions.<\/p>\n

Currently not taking student rotations.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Folami\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Folami Ideraabdullah <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 5077 Genetic Medicine Building | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 445-9047 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Developmental Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Klarissa\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Klarissa Jackson <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> Kerr Hall, Room 3320 | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 962-5551 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Drug\/Xenobiotic Metabolism, Mechanistic Toxicology, Pharmacogenetics.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Thomas\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Thomas Jackson <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:\u00a0<\/strong>US EPA, Office of Research and Development | Phone:\u00a0<\/strong>(919) 541-4219\u00a0|\u00a0Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Characterizing drivers of individual susceptibility to disease by untangling complexities of exposures or mixtures on health outcomes.<\/p>\n

Currently not taking student rotations.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Ilona\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Ilona Jaspers <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> EPA Human Studies Facility | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 966-8657 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Mechanisms by which air pollutants enhance susceptibility to and the severity of respiratory virus infections.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Samir Kelada <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 5072 Genetic Medicine Building | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 962-2148 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Gene-environment Interactions in Airway Diseases.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Yong\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Yong Ho Kim <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office: <\/strong>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | 109 T.W. Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park |\u00a0Phone: <\/strong>(919) 541-2255 |\u00a0Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Atmospheric chemistry, Ambient air pollutants, Combustion byproducts, Cardiopulmonary toxicology.<\/p>\n

Currently not taking student rotations.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Beverly\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Beverly Koller <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 5073 Genetic Medicine Building | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 966-0508 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Mouse models for human disease, genes that modify disease progression.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Jeffrey Macdonald <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 9018B Mary Ellen Jones | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 843-5154 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Metabolomics, tissue engineering and systems biology.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Elizabeth\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Elizabeth Medlock Kakaley <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:\u00a0<\/strong>US EPA, Office of Research and Development, Toxicology Division | Phone: <\/strong>(919) 541-4219\u00a0|\u00a0Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Endocrine and environmental toxicology study design, interpretation, and communication.<\/p>\n

Currently not taking student rotations.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Colette Miller <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

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Prime Focus: Environmental pollutants on maternal, paternal, and intragenerational health outcomes.<\/p>\n

Currently not taking student rotations.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Timothy\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Timothy Moran <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 4206B Mary Ellen Jones Building | Phone:<\/strong> 919-445-6822 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Environmental determinants of asthma and allergic disease; immunological mechanisms of environmental lung injury.<\/p>\n

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\n \"Leena\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Leena Nylander-French <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 159 Rosenau Hall | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 966-3826 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Pharmacogenetics of detoxification pathways in skin and inhalation exposures to toxicants; mathematical and statistical exposure modeling for risk assessment.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Ken\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Ken Pearce <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 3203 Marsico Hall | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 843-8461 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Chemical Biology, Drug Discovery.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"David\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n David Peden <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 546 Human Studies Facility | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 966-0768 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Translational and clinical research in environmental lung disease.<\/p>\n

Currently not taking student rotations.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Julia\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Julia Rager <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 347 Rosenau Hall | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 966-4410 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Computational toxicology, chemical mixtures, high-throughput exposure science and risk assessment.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Dale\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Dale Ramsden <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 32-044 Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 966-9839 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Mechanisms of chromosome strand break repair.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Scott\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Scott Randell <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 1117 Marsico Hall | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 966-8093 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Airway epithelial cell biology, pulmonary innate immunity and transplant pathophysiology.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Meghan\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Meghan Rebuli <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 5004A Mary Ellen Jones Building | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 966-6898 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Respiratory immune toxicology, sex differences, clinical and translational research, airway noninvasive sampling methods development.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Redinbo\"\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Matthew Redinbo <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:\u00a0<\/strong>UNC Chemistry Department, 4350 Genomic Sciences Building, CB 3290 | Phone:\u00a0<\/strong>919-962-4581 |\u00a0Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Examining the molecular basis for human diseases and seeking to discover new treatments focused on human and microbial targets.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Imran\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Imran Rizvi <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 9206C Mary Ellen Jones Building | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 966-4934 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Biomedical Imaging, Rehabilitation Engineering.<\/p>\n

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\n \"John\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n John Rogers <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 109 T.W. Alexander Drive | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 541-5177 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Toxicological responses and mechanisms for effects on reproduction, pregnancy, pre- and postnatal development, and the nervous and endocrine systems.<\/p>\n

Currently not taking student rotations.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n \"Robert\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Bob Roth <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> Food Safety, 1129 Farm Ln Room 221, East Lansing MI 48824 | Phone:<\/strong> (571) 353-9841 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Inflammation as a Determinant of Sensitivity to Toxic Agents.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"James\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n James Samet <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 145 Medical Drive | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 966-0665 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Cell and molecular mechanisms of inflammatory responses induced by inhalation of ambient air pollutants.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Shehzad Sheikh <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 7312B MBRB | Phone:<\/strong> (984) 974-7131 | Email <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) Autoimmune enteropathies Celiac disease.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Johanna Smeekens <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 030 MacNider Hall; Campus Box 7231 | <\/strong>Phone:<\/strong> (919) 537-3335 | <\/strong><\/span>Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Johanna is a researcher with the\u00a0Food Allergy Initiative at UNC<\/a>. Her research interests include the airway as a route of sensitization to foods through environmental exposure and tracking the genetics of susceptibility to food allergy through novel mouse models.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Gregory Smith <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 5070E Genetics Medicine Building | Phone:<\/strong> (973) 459-8881 |\u00a0Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Inhalation toxicology, inhalational exposures, genetic susceptibility, extracellular vesicles, small RNA, lung disease, respiratory physiology, in vivo<\/em> models<\/p>\n

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\n Erin Steinbach <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office: <\/strong>3300 Thurston Bldg CB #7280\u00a0| Phone:<\/strong> (984) 974-2645 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Food allergy, peanut allergy, allergen immunotherapy, and eosinophilic disorders. Core research interests include peanut allergy, food allergy, eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease (EGID), and gastrointestinal dysfunction in food allergy.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Miroslav Styblo <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 2302 Michael Hooker Research Center | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 966-5721 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Metabolic interactions of essential microelements, especially trace metals, with toxic metals and metalloids that contaminate food and drinking water.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Haiyan Tong <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> Environmental Protection Agency | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Clinical and translational research on the cardiovascular effects of environmental pollutants; Interventional strategies to mitigate the adverse health effects from air pollution exposure.<\/p>\n

Currently not taking student rotations.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Gregory Travlos <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - RTP | Phone:<\/strong> (984) 287-3826 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: The Clinical Pathology Group provides collaborative and consultative clinical pathology support for investigators at NIEHS.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Alexander Tropsha <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 100K Beard Hall | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 966-2955 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Biomolecular informatics; molecular structure-function modeling using statistical and machine learning approaches.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Cyrus Vaziri <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 614A Brinkhous-Bullitt | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 843-9639 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Defining DNA Repair Dependencies and Vulnerabilities of Cancer Cells<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Benjamin\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Benjamin Vincent <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 5206 Marsico Hall | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 928-4262\u00a0| Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Mechanisms of Resistance vs Response to Immunotherapy; Computational Immunology; Immunogenomics.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Cavin Ward-Caviness <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 104 Mason Farm Road | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 966-5445 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Dr. Cavin Ward-Caviness uses high-dimensional \u2018omics data and large cohorts to study two major research themes: 1) determination of the molecular mechanisms linking environmental exposures and adverse health and 2) identification of molecular and clinical factors which may increase sensitivity to environmental exposures.<\/p>\n

Currently not taking student rotations.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Paul Watkins <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> Institute for Drug Safety Sciences - RTP | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 226-3140 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Mechanistic toxicology, hepatic toxicology, research translation, biomarkers.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"WeissmanBernard\"\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Bernard Weissman <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 31-322 Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 966-7533 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Chromatin remodeling and epigenetic alterations in human cancers.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Mark Zylka <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Office:<\/strong> 7008B Mary Ellen Jones Building | Phone:<\/strong> (919) 966-2540 | Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Focus: Identifying and studying environmental risks implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders; autism mouse models, Crispr\/Cas9 based gene therapies, machine learning algorithms to quantify pain severity, single cell RNA-seq.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n \n